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Tom Landry Exhibit
Came across this from our good friends at You + Dallas. Presented by the Dallas Historical Society... The Hall of State honors Tom Landry, the legendary coach of the Dallas Cowboys. A pioneer in the NFL, the native Texan coached the Cowboys for 20 years. The exhibit showcases Coach Landry's time...
The Dallas Cowboys: Still America's Team
The NFL regular season kicks off tonight when Minnesota visits New Orleans, and according to a new study, America's favorite team still resides in Texas. The Nielsen media research company has come out with its first Media Exposure Index of NFL teams and it says the Dallas Cowboys are still the...
The Boys of Fall
Not to be confused with the Boys of Summer. This isn't 1941. No Joe Dimaggio 56 game hitting streak or Ted Williams hitting .406. This is football. The new American past-time and it has my allergies acting up because I knew what it meant to put on the eye black and do bear crawls in the Texas...
Jerry's World
So, as a Cowboy fan I'm interested in seeing the 'Boys validate their big road win over Tampa Bay by beating a divisional rival at home. I flip on the TV and 3 hours, 18 bad bounces and a half dozen Tony Romo turnovers later, Lawrence Tynes is kicking a game winning field goal in a game in which...
When did you become a Bears fan?
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2/25/1989 - New owner fires Tom Landry
In his first day as the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, billionaire oilman Jerry Jones announced that he had fired head coach Tom Landry. University of Miami coach Jimmy Johnson, who played with Jones at Arkansas, was announced as his replacement. The sacking of a legend like Landry was giant news...
12/31/1967 - The Ice Bowl
(Mercein signals touchdown on the final play. All photos courtesy of AP Photos) The 1967 NFL Championship Game is considered one of, if not the greatest football games of all time. It pitted Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys against Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. On that winter day, Lambeau Field...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1992
This is a brief retelling of the San Francisco 49ers' 1992 season. With everybody waiting anxiously for Joe Montana's return, how would the team respond to a second straight season without their starting quarterback? Could the 49ers return to the playoffs and how would they fare if they got there?...
Draft '09: A Cowboys Four Pack Would Make Me Happy
We're seeing increased speculation that the Cowboys will again move around on draft days, with eleven picks to fortify them. (Nine actually, since the two supplemental picks cannot be dealt). Some people do think Dallas will utilize all eleven picks. Some think they'll make nine picks, or...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1970
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1970 season. Relive the completion of the NFL-AFL merger. Relive the 49ers' triumphant return to the playoffs. Relive John Brodie's MVP season. Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent's...
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